In her short story "A Good Man Is Hard to Find", Flannery O'Connor declares the story to be of grace and redemption. She is able to depict the language and manners of her characters well by describing them and their actions. All the members of the Bailey family are individually different. Bailey is stubborn, and wants everything to be done simple without complications. His wife is quiet, laid back and odd. The children have no manners and are out of control at times. The Grandmother is selfish; who wants everything to be done her way yet goes along with others in a much-unorganized manner. While the Grandmother is full of faults and contradictions she experiences a moment of grace and redemption in the end that transforms her and her judge-the notorious killer The Misfit. She has always used an insincere compliment, but towards the Misfit it does not work. The Misfit is described well as "a different breed of a dog" giving the sense he is very different from everyone else and his partners are "common" (Orvell, 119).
             In the beginning of the story, the Grandmother acts in such a selfish way. While listening to the family discuss vacations plans to Florida, her attitude dramatically changes. She brings to attention that the family should go some place where the children can explore different parts of the world, such as east Tennessee, and tells the family about The Misfit that is aloose in Florida. Saying she would not take her children in any direction that a criminal is headed.
             After many complications and arguments, she eventually gave up and didn't protest Florida anymore. And that morning she was the first one ready and in the car for their trip. Even though she gave up easy on protesting Florida, she continued to argue about not going to Tennessee while in the car.
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